Hackney LCC seminar on cycle-friendly housing

Cycle-friendly housing seminar
How can we use residential planning and design to encourage more cycling?
Cycle parking lockers at a housing estate in Ealing

Cycle parking lockers at a housing estate in Ealing

Panel debate with guest speakers:

Dr Robert Davis, expert on marketing of cycling at London Borough of Ealing
Anna Eagar, housing lead at Shoreditch Trust (New Deal for Communities)
Dave Holladay of Transport Management Solutions, working with Edinburgh Council on residential cycle parking
Barry Mason, co-ordinator of Southwark Cyclists and sales & marketing manager at Southern Housing

Wednesday 2nd March 2005
Venue: Hothouse, 274 Richmond Road, London E8.

Buffet by Pogo Café from 7pm. Seminar preceded by a short AGM of Hackney LCC

Audio recordings of the cycle-friendly housing seminar

(Choice of MP3 or the patent-free Ogg Vorbis format).

Robert Davis 18 mins (MP3 8.3MB / Ogg 8.8MB)
Anna Eagar 4˝ mins (MP3 2.1MB / Ogg 2.2M
Dave Holladay 4˝ mins (MP3 2MB / Ogg 2.1MB)
Barry Mason 8ž mins (MP3 4MB / Ogg 4.2MB)
Open discussion 18 mins (MP3 8.3MB / Ogg 9.0MB)

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These recordings are copyright London Cycling Campaign in Hackney and licensed under a Creative Commons Licence.

London Cycling Action Plan Objective 3.5: "Cycle parking at home: Encourage provision of good quality and secure parking for residents (particularly in regeneration areas and new developments), targeting places with known demand, a high proportion of people on low incomes.

Transport for London's London Cycling Action Plan (LCAP) gives long-awaited official recognition of the fact that housing has a profound influence on the adoption and use of cycling as a mode of transport.

Quite rightly the LCAP's emphasis is on secure cycle parking, with a particular focus on regeneration areas, new developments, areas with existing high demand and those with a high proportion of people on low incomes. Requirements for secure parking are being written into planning guidance for new developments, but there is a major challenge about how to retrofit suitable cycle parking facilities into existing housing.

In addition, there are many other important issues in the residential environment which can affect the ability and willingness of residents to cycle regularly, whether for utility or leisure. These include:

cycle permeability - in other words the opportunity for cycle traffic to take shortest route possible from front door/cycle storage to intended destination (many 20th century housing developments disrupted and blocked off previously dense street networks)
barriers and kerbs (cyclists need unimpeded access to and from home)
policy towards ownership and use of private motor vehicles (car-capped and car-free housing; extent to which residential context is dominated by moving and parked motors)
effect of streetscape/landscaping on personal security and fear of crime

The discussion, chaired by Crispin Truman, should be of interest not only to LCC members and residents in general, but also to those working in areas such as housing, regeneration, urban design, architecture, planning, parking, community safety, health and physical activity. While this event is particularly intended to stimulate debate on cycle-friendly housing in the borough of Hackney, it should have relevance for London and beyond. All welcome!

For more information, please email seminar@hackney-cyclists.org.uk or call 020 7729 2273.